According to a legend, more than two centuries ago, a famous Paris astronomer used to stand on one of the Seine bridges on nights when the variable star Algol was in eclipse, to point out this ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Sunsets continue to get earlier and earlier, which means there is more time to get out and enjoy some evening stargazing. For the rest of autumn, you’ll be able to use the ...

In the early evening skies of February, it’s possible to see a sideways stick man, with your imagination turned up a bit. It’s the constellation Perseus the Hero. Perseus is not in the upper echelon ...

Astronomers have discovered a giant, 500-light-year-wide cavity between two star-forming regions in the constellations Perseus and Taurus. An ancient supernova could be the culprit.

THIS week we will be looking for two important constellations that are prominent in the skies around the world during February. They were both named after figures in Greek mythology: Perseus the hero ...